Carrier for ice cream cones and like articles



Dec. 10, 1935.

J. OSER El L CARRIER FOR ICE CREAM CONES AND LIKE ARTICLES Filed July 11, 1935 r 1: :0 z 8 a l WWW Patented Dec. 10, 1935 UNITED, srA'rEs PATENT OFFICE 31 CARRIER FOR ICE CREAM CONES AND LIKE ARTICLES Julius Oser and Mayer oseryl hiladelphia, ]E'a.

Application July 11, 1935, Serial N; 30,786 4 Claims (01. 224 4 provide a carrier of the character described which may be readily assembled from a single blank 01 10 cardboard that may be cut and scored for this purpose upon the usual types of carton making machinery. I

The carrier in accordance with this invention will provide a convenient means of transporting ice cream cones and similar articles from place to place and will permit, in its preferred embodiment, the filling of the cones in place in the carrier without the necessity of providing any additional supporting means for the carrier during this operation. Essentially the carrier in accordance with this invention will comprise a supporting section provided with cut out openings in which, for example, ice cream cones may be placed, and handle members integrally connected with the supporting section and adapted to meet above said supporting section to form a protecting cover for the articles being carried. Preferably the supporting section will be provided with integrally formed depending side and end flanges or walls extending below the lowermost part of the articles being carried and thus enabling the entire carrier to be placed upon a table or the like without disturbing the articles being carried.

The following description of the accompanying drawing, which shows a preferred form of carrier, will serve to illustrate the novel carrier in accordance with this invention.

In the drawing:

40 Fig. 1 is a plan view of the paper or cardboard blank from which the carrier is to be formed, before the same is'folded;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the completed carrier showing the handle members in raised position;

and

Fig. 3 is an end view of the carrier shown in Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, in which the various elements which go to form the carrier are most clearly shown, it will be seen that there is provided a supporting, or top, section I provided with a plurality of out; out openings I 3 through which, for example, ice cream cones may be inserted. Three such openings are shown in the figure, but it will, of course, be realized that any suitable number of openings maybe pro vided. Integrally, connected with the top section'l at each end thereof but marked off therefrom by the score lines I0, are end sections 2. Attached to opposing sides of each end section 2 B but marked 01f therefrom bythe s'corelines I I are side members 3 and 3. 7 Each of the side members 3 is providedwith a longitudinal slot 4 and a proje'ctingtab or tonguei, while each of the side members 3' is provided with a 'transl0 verse slot 6 and an L-shaped tongue 1.

Attached to each side of the top or supporting section I but marked off therefrom by the score lines I I; are handle membersB, each of which is provided adjacent its free end with a relatively 15 large slot 9. These handle membersB are separated from the adjacent side members 3 and 3' by cuts l4 extending from the edges of the blank to the score lines I I.

When the carrier is to be assembled from the 20 blank, the end walls 2 are bent downward about the fold lines II] at right angles to the top section I and the four side members 3 and 3 are bent inwardly about the fold lines II at right angles to the end walls 2. Each side member 3 is 25 then interlocked with the corresponding side member 3' by inserting the tongue 5 of each member 3 in the slit 6 of each member 3 and the tongue 1 of each member 3' in the slit 4 of each member 3, thus forming rigid, doubly interlocked 0 side walls. It is not, of course, necessary that the side walls be formed by doubly interlocking the members 3 and 3' as described, and, for example, the tongues 5 and the slits 6 can be omitted if desired and the side members interlocked solely 35 by means of the tongues I and the slits 4.

The carrier will now have assumed the form of an inverted open box of which the supporting section I has become the top. In this position cones may be inserted in the openings I3 and, 40 if desired, filled with ice cream while so positioned. The handle members 8 will then be bent upwardly about the fold lines II until they meet above the top of the box, forming an inverted V. In this position, which is best shown in Fig. 45 I 3, they will serve as a protective cover for the articles being carried, while the carrier may be 'readily transported by inserting the fingers through the openings 9 in the handle members. Since the side and end walls of the carrier ex- 5( tend below the lowermost part of, for example, ice cream cones positioned therein, the carrier may be set down at any time without disturbing the contents. When it is desired to remove, the contents, the handle members 8 are simply bent 1. A blank adapted to be folded to form a carrier for ice cream cones and the like and comprising a top section, end wall sections attached to the opposite ends thereof, handle members attached to the opposite sidesof said top section. and a pair of side wall members attached to each of said endwall sections; each side wall member +1.,

being adapted to be interlocked with a side wall member attached to the opposite end wall so as 1 to form a side wall, the top section being'cut out to form. a supporting' member and the handle members being adapted to meet above the topto form a protecting cover whenthe blank is assembled. i r g a r 2. A blank adapted to be folded to form a carrier for ice cream cones and the like and com-. prising a top section, end wall sections attached to the opposite ends thereof, handlemembers provided with openings adjacent their free ends attached to the opposite sides of said top section, and a pair of side wall members attached to-each of said end wall sections; each side wall member being adapted to be interlocked with a side wall member attached to the opposite end wall so as to form a side wall, the top section being cut out r to form a supporting member and the handle members being adapted to meet above the top to form a protecting cover when the blank is assembled.

7 3. A blank adapted to be folded to form a carrier for ice cream cones and the like and comprising a top section, end wall sections attached to the opposite ends thereof, handle members at-- tached to the opposite sides of said top section, and a pair of side wall members attached to each 10 of said end wall sections; the side wall members being tongued and slit so that side wall members attached to one end wall section may be interr locked, with those attached to the opposite end wall section to form side walls, the top section being cut out to form a supporting member and the handle members being adapted to meet above the top to form a protecting cover when the blank is assembled.

4. :A blank adapted to be folded to'form a carrier for ice cream cones and theviike and comprising a top section, end wall sections attached to the opposite ends thereof, handle members attached to the opposite sides of said top section, and a pair of side wall members attached to each of said end wall sections; each side wall member being provided with a tongue and silt whereby it maybe doubly interlocked with a side wall memberattached to the opposite end wall so as to form a side wall, thetop section being cut out to form a supporting member and the handle members being adapted to meet above the top to fclarm a protecting cover-when the blank is assemb ed. 1 e g JULIUS OSER.

MAYER D. OSER. 

